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Living in a sustainable home doesn’t mean giving up your design sensibilities. While some are content with simple earthen Hobbit houses, fans of modern architecture can find a balance between aesthetics and green living . From a stone home built to mimic a nearby stream to an incredible cantilevered wood home in the suburbs, these 12 contemporary green home designs are both sustainable and stylish.

Futuristic Solar-Powered Prefab Home

Portable prefab houses can definitely be well-designed and beautiful, but the zeroHouse takes it up a notch with sustainable features like a large solar panel array that also gathers rainwater and provides shade. It may be super-compact, but it packs a lot into that small footprint, including a bedroom/bathroom module, second level deck, kitchen/living module, an entry porch and storage space.

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Museum and Gallery Listings

New York Times - Feb 04, 2010

Acute self-consciousness is a salient feature of contemporary art, and few artists are more ingeniously self-reflective than this Los Angelino. and morenbsp;raquo;

Exceptional Garden Statuary and Ornaments on Sale at Christies

Art Daily - Feb 04, 2010

Exceptional Garden Statuary and Ornaments on Sale at Christie#39;s “The business founded by my parents has become an established and renowned source for exceptional statuary, fireplaces and garden furniture.

Junk in her trunk

National Post - Feb 05, 2010

She turned reclaimed materials into furniture, converted church pews into a dining room table, a baby grand piano cover into a coffee table and a car grill and morenbsp;raquo;

Wicker garden furniture adds life

Garden XL - Jan 13, 2010

Wicker garden furniture #39;adds life#39;The writer adds that nice garden furniture can make an outdoor social event quot;inviting and funquot;. quot;Contemporary wicker garden furniture is made of the most

A small miracle

Haaretz - Feb 04, 2010

#39;#39;It reflects an intriguing juncture in contemporary architecture, in which the designer operates along the seam line between manual and computerized drafting

Sculptor Craig Nutts work provides food for thought

Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Feb 03, 2010

Sculptor Craig Nutt#39;s work provides food for thoughtWhen he began making furniture, Mr. Nutt also started doing some serious gardening as a quot;survival strategyquot; to supplement his not very lucrative profession.

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Gifts Decorative Accessories - Feb 04, 2010

The new collection includes furniture, wallpaper, textiles, lamps, rugs and other decorative accessories. Baby goods were very much in evidence.